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Name

Description

Embeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScript

A DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core Data

A concept of libraries, allowing an application program to store and query key-value pairs in a file. Successor of Tokyo Cabinet and Kyoto Cabinet

OpenCL based in-memory RDBMS, designed for efficiently utilizing the hardware via parallel computing

Primary database model

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Score	10.11
Rank	#49	Overall
	#8	Document stores

Score	0.00
Rank	#363	Overall
	#57	Key-value stores

Score	0.01
Rank	#356	Overall
	#155	Relational DBMS

Website

google.github.io/lovefield

realm.io

dbmx.net/tkrzw

yaacomo.com

Technical documentation

github.com/google/lovefield/blob/master/docs/spec_index.md

realm.io/docs

Developer

Google

Realm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019

Mikio Hirabayashi

Q2WEB GmbH

Initial release

2014

2020

2009

Current release

2.1.12, February 2017

0.9.3, August 2020

License

Commercial or Open Source

Open Source

Apache 2.0

Open Source

Apache Version 2.0

commercial

Cloud-based only

Only available as a cloud service

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Database as a Service

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Implementation language

JavaScript

C++

Server operating systems

server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)

tested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari

Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows

Linux
macOS

Android
Linux
Windows

Data scheme

yes

schema-free

yes

Typing

predefined data types such as float or date

yes

XML support

Some form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.

Secondary indexes

yes

SQL

Support of SQL

SQL-like query language

via JavaScript builder pattern

yes

APIs and other access methods

JDBC
ODBC

Supported programming languages

JavaScript

.Net
Java

with Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift

C++
Java
Python
Ruby

Server-side scripts

Stored procedures

runs within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessary

Triggers

Using read-only observers

yes

Change Listeners

yes

Partitioning methods

Methods for storing different data on different nodes

none

horizontal partitioning

Replication methods

Methods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodes

none

Source-replica replication

MapReduce

Offers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methods

Consistency concepts

Methods to ensure consistency in a distributed system

Immediate Consistency

Foreign keys

Referential integrity

yes

Transaction concepts

Support to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of data

ACID

Concurrency

Support for concurrent manipulation of data

yes

Durability

Support for making data persistent

yes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Database

yes

In-memory capabilities

Is there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.

yes

using MemoryDB

yes

In-Memory realm

yes

using specific database classes

yes

User concepts

Access control

yes

fine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

More information provided by the system vendor

Specific characteristics

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Competitive advantages

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Typical application scenarios

Mobile Consumer Apps First-Line Worker Apps
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Key customers

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Market metrics

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Licensing and pricing models

Realm database is licensed under the Apache License v2.0.
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